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This visualization shows the Moon's phase and libration at hourly intervals throughout 2015, as viewed from the...
NASA images acquired October 15, 2012 The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the Suomi NPP...
If you have looked into the night sky, you may have noticed the Moon appears to change shape each night. The...
The battered features of the moon Rhea, seen at low phase, appear washed out by the sun.
The highly reflective surface of Saturn moon Enceladus is almost completely illuminated in this NASA Cassini...
These two images, taken by NASA Cassini spacecraft, show Jupiter in a near-infrared wavelength, and catch Europa,...
New Moon. By the modern definition, New Moon occurs when the Moon and Sun are at the same geocentric ecliptic...
Full Moon. Rises at sunset, high in the sky around midnight. Visible all night. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter...
Science instruments and other hardware for NASA's Europa Clipper spacecraft will come together in the mission's...
NASA Cassini spacecraft captures Saturn moon Rhea at crescent phase, a view never visible from Earth. Near the...
An artist depiction of the twin spacecraft that comprise NASA GRAIL mission. During the GRAIL mission science phase,...
Saturn moon Enceladus, imaged at high phase, shows off its spectacular water ice plumes emanating from its south...
This is the first image of Earth ever taken from another planet that actually shows our home as a planetary disk....
First quarter. Visible high in the southern sky in early evening. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has been...
Third quarter. Rises around midnight, visible to the south after sunrise. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO)...
Waning gibbous. Rises after sunset, high in the sky after midnight, visible to the southwest after sunrise. NASA's...
Waxing gibbous. Visible to the southeast in early evening, up for most of the night. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance...
Waning crescent. Low to the east before sunrise. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has been in orbit around...
Waxing crescent. Visible toward the southwest in early evening. NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) has been...
What are some skywatching highlights in October 2023? A "ring of fire" solar eclipse across the Americas on Oct. 14...
iss064e027825 (Jan. 29, 2021) --- The waning gibbous moon is pictured the day after its full Moon phase as the...
iss064e027820 (Jan. 29, 2021) --- The waning gibbous moon is pictured the day after its full Moon phase as the...
This image shows NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility move crew lifting a completed liquid hydrogen tank barrel off the...
This image shows NASA’s Michoud Assembly Facility move crew lifting a completed liquid hydrogen tank barrel off the...